Multiple Sketches In One Export

Processing Beginners
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I am developing a system containing multiple sketches (currently 4). I want to export them in one package. I believe that I will have to export each individually then put them in one folder. I am thinking that I may need another sketch to act as an overall manager. If so how does the manager start another sketch and what happens when the “called” sketch terminates?
Fred Stout

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First part of question:

This will launch a sketch that was exported:

/* 
Note about commented code: 
This won't work because of the \
Change \ them to /
OR
\\
*/

//String pathToSketchtToLaunch = "D:\Users\GLV\Documents\P4\sketchToLaunch\windows-amd64\sketchToLaunch.exe"; // Needs to be nodified!
String pathToSketchtToLaunch = "D:/Users/GLV/Documents/P4/sketchToLaunch/windows-amd64/sketchToLaunch.exe";   // Works!
println(pathToSketchtToLaunch);

exit(); // Added this to exit sketch

Second part of question:
Try it and see what happens!

Experimenting:

size(800, 200);

String time = hour() + ":" + nf(minute(), 2) + ":" + nf(second(), 2);
println(time);

String path = sketchPath("");
println(path);

String sketchName = new File(sketchPath("")).getName();
println(sketchName);

String pathToExe = path + "windows-amd64" + "\\" + sketchName + ".exe";
println(pathToExe);

pathToExe = pathToExe.replace("\\", "/");
println(pathToExe);

fill(0);
textSize(16);
text(time, 10, 50);
text(pathToExe, 10, 100);

// You can use pathToExe directly in a string!

//launch(pathToExe); //Careful! 
//You do not want endless loops launching sketches! 
//This was safe but I made mistakes along the way and had to restart my PC to exit a loop.

:)

3

Many thanks! I will try it.
Fred